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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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If you include non-humans, then Stan from Dog with a Blog is the second adult protagonist, albeit a dog.

*Raven's Home stars Raven-Symoné as an adult in-canon, but I'm reluctant to include it since it is a spin-off of Raven's teenage character in That's So Raven.

If you accept movies and works where there is a shared protagonist role, then you could count Freaky Friday and I assume its spin-offs.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Apparently there was almost a show about Arwen from Suite Life of Zack and Cody but Disney passed on it in favour of Wizards of Waverly Place

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

Acceptable decision

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

Actually, there are probably quite a few movies. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids comes to mind.

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

The Emperor's New Groove is such a great movie. I actually mentioned watching it to my family a few days ago.

But yeah, cartoon characters in general are a bit of a toss-up, and their ages are hardly ever quite clear. I thought of all the Disney princess movies and decided to specify "live-action" in the title.

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

If you couldn't tell, I was like a mid-gen Disney Channel viewer.